Reaction: 2-formylbenzoate + NAD+ + H2O = o-phthalic acid + NADH + H+
Glossary: o-phthalic acid = benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid
2-formylbenzoate = 2-carboxybenzaldehyde
Other name(s): 2-carboxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase; 2CBAL dehydrogenase; PhdK
Systematic name: 2-formylbenzoate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme is involved in phenanthrene degradation.
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References:
1. Iwabuchi, T. and Harayama, S. Biochemical and genetic characterization of 2-carboxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase, an enzyme involved in phenanthrene degradation by Nocardioides sp. strain KP7. J. Bacteriol. 179 (1997) 6488-6494. [PMID: 9335300]
2. Kiyohara, H., Nagao, K. and Yano, K. Isolation and some properties of NAD-linked 2-carboxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase in Alcaligenes faecalis AFK 2 grown on phenanthrene. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 27 (1981) 443-455.